What is the role of a hidden layer in an artificial neural network (ANN)?

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BISWARUP KUNDU · Accepted Answer

It does not play a role during the forward pass of data through the ANN, but it helps to optimize during the backward pass.

BISWARUP KUNDU · Answer

It is responsible for passively reformatting data for use in the ANN.

BISWARUP KUNDU · Answer

It is responsible for making the final decision about how to label a record, based on weighted input from preceding layers.

BISWARUP KUNDU · Answer

It receives and weighs inputs from the preceding layer and produces outputs for the next layer.

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